Hepatic Cirrhosis of Childhood: Intercurrent Typhoid Fever: Death from Acute Yellow Atrophy
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Fulminant hepatic failure with typhoid fever in childhood.
Although hepatic dysfunction has been described among adults with typhoid, there are few reports of significant hepatic functional impairment in children with typhoid. Of 355 children with culture proven typhoid seen at the Aga Khan University Hospital, hepatomegaly was noted in 118 (33%) and isolated right hypochondrial tenderness in 30 (8.5%). The liver function tests were normal in 78% and 4...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1897
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.2.1920.1086